Rapid test for diagnosis of enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7 in human stool samples

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 255-261

  Ding, Shi Fa ^a   Zhao, Yi Xue ^a   Liu, Linda ^a   Hatami, Shahin ^a   Lea, Peter ^a  

^a Umedik Inc   (Canada)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036967236     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2002.tb00260.x     Document Type: Article

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